Žmogaus orumas: konstitucinės refleksijos
| Author | Affiliation | |
|---|---|---|
Taminskas, Algirdas | ||
Mykolo Romerio universitetas |
| Date |
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2014 |
Straipsnyje aptariamos žmogaus orumo sampratos problemos. Konstruojama, kad žmogaus orumo samprata yra daugiaplanė kategorija, kurios pažinimo kryptis ir metodologija gali būti įvairialypė. Pripažįstama, kad teisinis diskursas yra vienas iš galimų formų pažinti žmogaus orumo turinį. Straipsnyje aptariami konstitucinės jurisprudencijos pavyzdžiai, prognozuojama galima konstitucinės doktrinos raida.
The theoretical recognition of the priority for human rights and freedoms and their legal consolidation are the core of the constitutionalism of democratic states. It is clear that the system of human rights and freedoms is a particular entirety of standards of behavior among people. The doctrines of the constitutionalism of democratic states agree that the genesis of human rights and freedoms is treated as innate. Such a conception is meaningful due to several aspects. Firstly, it no longer provides any ground a priori to question the value of human rights and freedoms. Secondly, such a conception leaves much room for the discourse on the content of a specific right or freedom, and on the balance between rights and freedoms. When analyzing the catalogues of human rights and freedoms, the notion of human dignity is inevitably encoutered. Paradoxically, the term of human dignity, although forming a part of the content of many international legal acts and national constitutions, is not understood unambiguously. In some countries, such as Poland or Germany, human dignity is such a significant core of the constitutional jurisprudence that it itself determines the outcome of many cases. In other countries, such as Lithuania and Latvia, human dignity is mentioned in the constitutional jurisprudence, however, an assessment related to guaranteeing (failure to guarantee) human dignity is not the principal one, nor is it the only argument determining the outcome of a specific case.